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Photo Gallery: Real Salt Lake U-14 vs. FC Dallas U-14

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake U-14 Academy team played FC Dallas U-14 Academy team to a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon at the Grande Sports World. Luke Madsen scored the lone goal for the Claret-and-Cobalt, when Reagan Magume cut into the midfield from the right-wing and played up to Bryan Martinez. He then turned and played to Gallo, who then lofted a ball over the FC Dallas backline. Madsen ran up to the ball and finished near post.

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Weekend Soccer Preview: Presidents Day Tournament & Generation Adidas Cup

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Grande Sports Academy - Real Salt Lake U18 Arizona vs Strikers FC -CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The coaching staff at the Grande Sports Academy home of the Real Salt Lake – Arizona Academy is preparing for one massive weekend of soccer, as the RSL-AZ U-16 & U-18 Elite teams are set to participate in Presidents Day Tournament in Phoenix, while the Real Salt lake U-17 and U-15 will play hosts to a handful on Major League Soccer Academy teams at the Grande Sports World for the second leg of the 2013-14 Generation Adidas Cup. FULL WEEKEND SCHEDULE BELOW

Generation Adidas Cup

The GA Cup is a showcase of MLS’s U-17 Academy teams. Academies are divided into three regions; east, central and west, and will participate in two qualifying events per region, and then they compete in a national event during April 2014 alongside international teams. The RSL U-17 Academy team has been placed in the central region with: Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City.

In the first leg of the GA Cup, which was held in Denver, Colorado, the RSL U-17 Academy team dropped the opening match 3-2 to hosts Colorado Rapids and rolled to a 5-1 win over Sporting Kansas City in the second match. Currently, the RSL U-17 team holding the third position in the Central Region standings with three points.

This weekend the RSL U-17 Academy team will open up second leg play against FC Dallas on Friday, February 14th, at 6:00 PM and the following day the Claret-and-Cobalt will square off against Chicago Fire with kick off set for 6:00 PM. The U-17s will wrap up the 2013 GA Cup against Houston Dynamo on Monday, February 17th, at 10:00 AM.

An MLS Academy U-15 showcase will be held alongside the GA Cup this weekend at the Grande Sports World. The RSL U-15 Academy team participated in a similar event at the first leg of the GA Cup. There they lost the opening match to Colorado Rapids 5-3, drew Chicago Fire 2-2 in the second match and close out the showcase with a 2-1 win over FC Dallas.

This weekend the RSL U-15 Academy team will face Toronto FC on Friday, February 14th at 2:00 PM and will take on FC Dallas on Saturday, February 15th with kickoff set for 11:00 AM. The U-15s will close out the showcase against Colorado on Monday, February 17th at 9:00 AM.

Presidents Day Tournament

The RSL-AZ U-16 Elite team will be looking to continue to impressive start to its 2014 campaign, while the RSL-AZ U-18 Elite team will be participating in its first action of the new calendar year.

Last week, the RSL-AZ U-16 Elite team won all three matches at the Desert Classic Tournament and won the Gold Group. This weekend the U-16 Elite team will kick off Presidents Day Tournament against Alaskan club Cook Inlet SC Velocity on Friday, February 14th, at 6:00 PM. The will face New Mexico club Rio SC Red Gunners on the following day at 5:15 PM and will square off against Trebol SC on Sunday, February 16th, at 10:15 AM. Depending on results, the U-16s may play Sunday night or Monday morning

The U-18 Elite team will open its 2014 campaign on Friday, February 14th against Arsenal Colorado Royal at 7:45 PM. The following day they will take on Foothills SC 96 at 3:30 PM and will close out group play on Sunday, February 16th against Forza DC 96. Depending on results, the U-18s may play Sunday night or Monday morning. Tournament rules are as follows:

DETERMINATION OF GROUP WINNERS/WILD CARDS: In group play, there will be no overtime matches

Standings in a group will be determined by the following:
Match Points:
•Three (3) points for a Win
•One (1) point for a Tie
•No (0) points for a Loss
In the case of a tie in group standings, placement will be determined by:
1.Head to head result
2.Net goal differential, maximum of four goals per match
3.Most goals scored
4.Least goals allowed, no maximum
Date Time Team Team Location
Friday, Feb. 14 2:00 PM RSL U-14 vs. Toronto FC U-14 Grande Sports World
Friday, Feb. 14 6:00 PM RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Cook Inlet SC Velocity Reach 11 Field #18
Friday, Feb. 14 6:00 PM RSL U-17 vs. FC Dallas U-17 Grande Sports World
Friday, Feb. 14 7:45 PM RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Arsenal Colorado Royal Reach 11 Field #3
Saturday, Feb. 15 11:00 AM RSL U-14 vs. FC Dallas Grande Sports World
Saturday, Feb. 15 3:30 PM RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Foothills SC 96 Reach 11 Field #8
Saturday, Feb. 15 5:15 PM RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Rio SC Red Gunners Reach 11 Field #15
Saturday, Feb. 15 6:00 PM RSL U-17 vs. Chicago Fire Grande Sports World
Sunday, Feb. 16 10:15 AM RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Trebol SC Reach 11 Field #11
Sunday, Feb. 16 1:45 PM RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Forza FC 96 Scottsdale Sports Complex Field #7
Monday, Feb. 17 8:30 AM RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Croatian Eagles U18 Boys MRL Red Reach 11 Field #8
Monday, Feb. 17 9:00 AM RSL U-14 vs. Colorado Rapids Grande Sports World
Monday, Feb. 17 10:00 AM RSL U-17 vs. Houston Dynamo Grande Sports World
Monday, Feb. 17 10:15 AM RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Foothills SC 98 Reach 11 Field #12

Weekend Soccer Preview: Real Salt Lake to participate in Generation Adidas Cup

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake Academy is in Denver, Colorado, this weekend to participate in the 2013 -14 Generation Adidas Cup, which is a showcase of the MLS’s U-17 Academy teams.

Academies are divided into three regions; east, central and west, and will participate in two qualifying events per region. Academies who advance out of the two region qualifiers will compete in a national event, which will correspond with the Dallas Cup in April 2014.

The Real Salt Lake U-17 Academy team has been placed in the central region with: Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City. All matches for this region event will be held at Dick’s Sporting Good Park: 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City, CO 80022.

The RSL U-17 Academy team will kickoff the GC Cup on Friday night against the event host the Colorado Rapids; kickoff set for 6:15 p.m. PST. On Saturday, RSL U-17 will play a friendly match against the Houston Dynamo with kickoff set for 6:15 p.m. and RSL will close out the GC Cup against Sporting Kansas City on Monday; kickoff set for 8:00 a.m. PST.

MAPThough the GC Cup is officially a U-17 tournament, participating teams in Denver have also brought up a U-15 team to participate in the Cup as well. The RSL U-15 squad will play three matches with the first set to take place on Friday night at 4:00 p.m. PST against Colorado. On Saturday, RSL squares off against Chicago at 4:00 p.m. PST and they will take a day off on Sunday. Their final match at the Denver region event will take place on Monday with RSL taking on FC Dallas at 8:00 a.m. PST.

Below is a detailed table of the matches. The image above is a map of the complex.

Date Time Home Away Field
October 11th 6:15 PM Real Salt Lake U-17 Colorado Rapids 22
October 11th 4:00 PM Real Salt Lake U-15 Colorado Rapids 22
October 12th 7:15 PM Real Salt Lake U-17 Houston Dynamo 22
October 12th 4:00 PM Real Salt Lake U-15 Chicago Fire 19
DAY OFF DAY OFF DAY OFF DAY OFF DAY OFF
October 14th 8:00 AM Sporting KC Real Salt Lake U-17 22
October 14th 8:00 AM FC Dallas Real Salt Lake U-15 24

Players who are participating the GA Cup:

U-15 RSL Academy roster: Josh Allison, Zico Bailey, Alan Cazares, Easton Embley, Benjamin Gonzalez, Ahmed Green, Reagan Mugume, Glademir Mendoza, Jesus Morales, Aaron Nixon, Ronny Orona, Becca Rice, Eliud Santiago, Daniel Vasquez, Zahir Vasquez, Javier Vierya, Eric “Gallo” Virgen

U-17 RSL Academy roster: Danny Acosta, Jesus Avelar, Gavino Carranza, Josh Doughty, Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Christian Herrera, Alex Knox, Brooks Lennon, Grant Livingston, Terrell Lowe, Fito Ovalle, Marcel Ruzan, Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo, Tate Schmitt, Diego “Diablo” Silva, Miles Stray, Evan Waldrep, Fahot Yogol